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- Food that can only be eaten in Ikebukuro (Tokyo)
- Recommended food and best restaurants in Ikebukuro (Tokyo)
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1.Ikebukuro Specialties
Owl is pronounced “fukuro” in Japanese.
The pronunciation of Ike”bukuro# is similar to owl.
Therefore, in Ikebukuro, there is a custom of decorating the exterior, interior and products of shops with owls.
Let’s eat owls at a shop from Ikebukuro.
1-1.Ikebukuro Miharado IKE Bukuro Monaka
Since Ikebukuro Miharado was founded in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in 1937,It is loved by many people in Ikebukuro, including the local literary master Rampo Edogawa (who is the model for Bungo Stray Dogs).
IKE Bukuro Monaka is in the shape of an owl made Miharado.
Monaka is a Japanese sweet with sweet beans on the inside and two crispy wafers made from pounded rice on the outside.
1-2.A gift from an owl at Takase
Takase is a western confectionery and bakery founded in 1920.
Baked sweets in retro packages are loved by the people of Ikebukuro.
Assorted “Almond Tuile” and “Enga Dinner” in a special package with the theme of “Ikebukuro Souvenir”.
2.Recommended for MUJI fans! Food you can only find in Ikebukuro
The head office of MUJI is located in Higashi-Ikebukuro.
There are many MUJI stores in the Ikebukuro area.
There are also unique and experimental MUJI stores.
2-1.Ice cream/Hamburgers at MUJI Itabashi Minamicho 22
It is Kanto’s one of largest MUJI, which was completed in 2022.
If you walk from Ikebukuro station, it takes more than 15 minutes.
There are hamburgers that can only be eaten here, and MUJI’s first ice stand.
3.Recommended Best Restaurants in Ikebukuro
3-0.Best Restaurants loved by locals in Ikebukuro
Ikebukuro has many restaurants to choose from. If you get lost, go here and you won’t go wrong.
Kitchen ABC
▲OmuCurry
Kitchen ABC is “Yoshoku” restaurant with its own menu.
▲Oriental Rice
Yoshoku refers to Western-style Japanese cuisine that developed independently in Japan.
There are two stores in Ikebukuro, one at the east exit and the other at the west exit.
＞Kitchen ABC Offcial Site
※There is a link to the English menu in the middle of the page.
Sushi no Midori
Midori is a stand-up sushi restaurant located in Echika in the basement of Ikebukuro Station.
There is no English explanation, but you can order while looking at the photos on the touch panel.
I recommend the set menu, where you only need to order once.
NAMACHAんBrewing（Smoke Beer Factory）
NAMACHAんBrewing is a brewery that brews beer around Ikebukuro（Siinamachi,Kitaikebukuro,Otsuka）.
There are also restaurants where you can enjoy smoked dishes together.
Recommended for craft beer lovers.
Grouped by food category(￣▽+￣*)
3-1.Ikebukuro Best Ramen Restaurants
Raman is Japanese noodles in many kinds of soup that you can choose from and very popular food in Japan.
SoySource（shoyu）Raman
Shoyu is a Japanese condiment made by maturing a mixture of soybeans, wheat, and sea salt.
＞Ikebukuro SoySource（shoyu）Raman Restaurants
Miso Raman
Miso is a condiment in paste form made by slowly fermenting and maturing steamed soy beans with salt and koji (rice malt).
＞Ikebukuro Miso Raman Restaurants
Shio (Salt) Ramen
＞Shio (Salt) Ramen Restaurants in Ikebukuro
Ikebukuro Chicken（Chicken based soup）Raman
＞Ikebukuro Chicken（Chicken based soup）Raman Restaurants
Gyokai (seafood) soup Raman
＞Ikebukuro Gyokai (seafood) soup Raman Restaurants
Tonkotsu（Pork bone based broth）Ramen
＞Ikebukuro Tonkotsu（Pork bone based broth）Ramen Restaurants
Tantanmen
Tantanmen is a kind of Ramen noodle.
It is the typical Japanese-style localized Chinese Sichuan cuisine dandannoodles.
The characteristic of Tantan-men noodles is that they are numb and spicy.
＞Ikebukuro Tantanmen Restaurants
AburaSoba/MazeSoba
Aburasoba,Mazesoba means No soup Ramen .
Mix the sauce on the bottom of the bowl with the noodles and ingredients.
＞AburaSoba/MazeSoba Restaurants in Ikebukuro
TsukeMen
Tsukemen is similar to Ramen.
Noodles and soup are served separately.
You dip the noodles into the dipping soup（broth） and eat them.
＞Ikebukuro TsukeMen Restaurants
Spicy Raman
＞Ikebukuro Spicy Raman Restaurants
https://ikebukuro-geek.website/?p=112
3-2.Ikebukuro Best Noodles expect Ramen Restaurants
Ikebukuro has good noodles expect Ramen!!
Spaghetti Napolitan (Japanese food)
Spaghetti Napolitan is a Japanese pasta dish, not an Italian or Naples dish.
There is a dish called “Spaghetti alla Napoletana” with a similar name, but it is completely different.
Typically the dish consists of spaghetti, tomato ketchup or a tomato-based sauce, onion, button mushrooms, green peppers, sausage or bacon.
＞Spaghetti Napolitan (Japanese food) Restaurants Ikebukuro
Udon Noodle
Udon is thin and long noodles made by kneading wheat flour and water that is then boiled and eaten.
Generally, it is eaten with hot soup.
Ikebukuro Udon Noodle Restaurants
Curry Udon Noodles
There are many different kinds of udon in Japan.
Here I’ll share “CURRY UDON”.
It is an Udon noodles in a hot, thick curry soup.
＞Curry Udon Noodles Restaurants in Ikebukuro
Soba/Buckwheat
Ikebukuro Soba/Buckwheat noodles Restaurants
3-3.Ikebukuro Best Washoku Restaurants
Ikebukuro Sushi
Tonkatsu
Tonkatsu means Japanese pork cutlet or deep fried pork fillet.
＞Ikebukuro Tonkatsu Restaurants
Gyukatsu（Beef cutlet）
Gyukatsu is beefcutlet .
It is Japanese dish which beef battered and fried.
＞Ikebukuro Gyukatsu（Beef cutlet） Restaurants
Roast Beef Bowl
“Roast Beef Bowl”is Japanese dish, which is a rice topped with roast beef.
Diner（Set Meal Shop）
Diner（Set Meal Shop） Restaurants Ikebukuro
Tempra/Tendon
＞Ikebukuro Tempra/Tendon 5Restaurants
Gyoza
Rice Ball ,called ”Onigiri”
3-4.Ikebukuro Best Yosyoku Restaurants
“Yosyoku” is a localized dish of Western food that suits the taste of Japanese people.
Hamburg Steak
＞Ikebukuro Hamburg Steak Restaurants
Omelette Rice(omurice)
＞Japanese Omelette Rice(omurice) Restaurants in Ikebukuro
https://ikebukuro-geek.website/?p=196
Japanese CurryRice
＞Ikebukuro Japanese CurryRice Restaurants
3-5.Breweries in Ikebukuro
Let’s look at the brewing tanks and taste “homemade beer” and “craft beer” made near Ikebukuro.